East Denton

East Denton
A fragment of Hadrian's Wall
East Denton is located in Tyne and Wear
East Denton
East Denton
Location within Tyne and Wear
OS grid referenceNZ2065
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode districtNE5
Dialling code0191
PoliceNorthumbria
FireTyne and Wear
AmbulanceNorth East
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Tyne and Wear
54°58′59″N 1°41′10″W / 54.983°N 1.686°W / 54.983; -1.686

East Denton is an area in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. Until 1974 it was in Northumberland.

East Denton Hall, dating from 1622,[1] was in the 18th century the seat of the prominent Montagu family. Elizabeth Montagu, the cultural critic and founder of the Blue Stockings Society, spent some time there. To the east of the Hall a waggonway led from the Caroline Pit to the coal staithes by the river Tyne in Scotswood.[2] Bishop's House, East Denton Hall, to give it its formal name, is now the official residence of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle.

Denton Hall - geograph.org.uk - 103155

History

East Denton was formerly a township in the parish of Newburn,[3] in 1866 East Denton became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Newburn and Newcastle upon Tyne.[4] In 1911 the parish had a population of 27,049.[5] It is now in the unparished area of Newcastle upon Tyne.

References

  1. ^ "North-East History Tour: Denton Hall (NZ198657)". 4 March 2014.
  2. ^ "North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers: Berwick". Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  3. ^ "History of East Denton, in Newcastle upon Tyne and Northumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Relationships and changes East Denton CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Population statistics East Denton CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 28 January 2024.


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